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The Unemployment Extension Depends Just as Much on the States as on the White House

David Adkins | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: State Government, Virginia, Texas, Unemployment, Louisiana, Maryland, Indiana, Unemployment Extension, Business News
David Adkins

Despite encouraging signs of growth in the economy the unemployment crisis is going to be with us for a long time to come. It has left states caught in a vice between plummeting revenues and rising needs.

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Raymond Jessop, Texas Polygamist Sect Member, Guilty Of Sex Assault

AP | MICHELLE ROBERTS | Posted 11.06.2009 | Home

Read More: Raymond Jessop, Texas Polygamist Sect, Polygamy, Texas, Polygamists, Home News

ELDORADO, Texas — The first polygamist sect member to face criminal trial following last year's raid at the Yearning For Zion Ranch in West Texa...

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Actor Matthew Marsden Hides Right-Wing Political Views

Jackson Williams | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Black Hawk Down, Jerry Falwell, Council for National Policy, Pat Boone, Ronald Reagan, Bruce Willis, Media, Michelle Bachman, Austin American Statesman, Rambo, Dixie Chicks, Forum on the Family, Nra, Phyllis Schlafly, Matthew Marsden, Susan Sarandon, Gary Sinise, James Dobson, Eagle Forum, Moral Majority, Austin, Barry Levinson, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen, Discovery Institute, Poliwood, Ed Meese, Creative Coalition, Barbra Streisand, Texas, Edwin Meese, Hollywood, Left Behind Books, Tim LaHay, Barack Obama, Clint Eastwood, Left Behind, George Gilder, Miranda Ruling, Mel Gibson, Entertainment, Chuck Norris, Charlton Heston, New York Times, Tim Pawlenty, Tony Perkins, Politics News
Jackson Williams

If Matthew Marsden is really honored to hang out with anti-gay, religious-right hate mongers -- and that's who he flew halfway across the country to be with in private -- then he should do it in the light of day.

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Robert Bruce, Suspected "Ether Man" Serial Rapist In Colorado Jail

AP | HEATHER CLARK | Posted 11.03.2009 | Denver

Read More: Pueblo, Texas, Rapist, Robert Bruce, New Mexico, Ether Man, Colorado, Robert Howard Bruce, Ether Rapist, Howard Bruce, Robert Bruce Rape, Robert Bruce Rapist, Ether Man Arrested, Denver News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Authorities say a man arrested in Colorado is suspected of raping 11 women in New Mexico and Texas over 15 years, and recent...

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Governor Rick Perry and His Texas Death Machine Are In Big Trouble

David A. Love | Posted 10.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dna, George Bush, Capital Punishment, Execution, Cameron Todd Willingham, Crime, Rick Perry Secession, George W. Bush, Criminal Justice, Rick Perry, Texas, Jim Crow, New Yorker, Prison, Lynching, Forensic Science, Criminal Justice System, Death Penalty, Craig Beyler, Sharon Keller, Politics News
David A. Love

Cameron Todd Willingham is now a free man, but unfortunately it took death to release him from the confines of his prison bars.

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Texas, the Eyes of Justice Are Upon You

Bill Moyers | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Texas, Lbj, William Justice, Segregation, East Texas, Molly Ivins, William Wayne Justice, Justice Justice, Rick Perry, Politics News
Bill Moyers

While so many Texans have fought and are fighting the good fight in the Judge William Wayne Justice tradition, others believe in the law only when it sides with them.

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Pankaj Joshi, Store Clerk, Accused Of Stealing $1M Lottery Prize From Customer

AP | KELLEY SHANNON | Posted 10.22.2009 | Home

Read More: Texas, Mega Millions, Lottery, Pankaj Joshi, Crime, Nepal, University of Texas Student, Lucky's Food Store, Austin, Texas Lottery Commission, $1 Million Lottery Prize, Lotto, Store Clerk, Willis Willis, Home News

AUSTIN, Texas — A 25-year-old convenience store clerk pocketed a customer's $1 million winning lottery ticket, claimed the prize and skipped tow...

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Obama, Bush Sr Urge Community Service

AP | EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 10.16.2009 | Impact

Read More: Texas, Volunteering, Barack Obama, George H.W. Bush, Points of Light Institute, United We Serve, Points of Light, Public Service, Impact News

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Calling public service "the essence of our liberty," President Barack Obama on Friday urged Americans to step up and vo...

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Gov. Rick Perry: Cameron Todd Willingham "Was A Monster"

The Huffington Post | Lila Shapiro | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Texas, Arson Review Panel Texas, Cameron Todd Willingham, Gov Perry's Aides, Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man?, Willingham, Texas Governor Rick Perry, Gov Rick Perry, Sam Bassett Arson Review Panel, Sam Bassett, Cameron Todd Willingham Innocent, Rick Perry, Politics News

Texas Governor Rick Perry insisted again on Wednesday that the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham was appropriate and that Texas did not, contrary t...

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Tim Cole Panel Begins Study Texas Wrongful Convictions

John Terzano | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Wrongful Conviction, Texas, The Justice Project, Timothy Cole, Criminal Justice Reform, Rick Perry, Politics News
John Terzano

Of the more than 40 people exonerated by DNA in Texas, one of the most heartbreaking cases is that of Timothy Cole, whose exoneration came too late. In 1999, he died in prison of asthma.

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Police: Man Found Asleep In Closet With A Dead Man

AP | Posted 10.13.2009 | Home

Read More: Texas, Dead Body, Houston, Crime, Corpse, Closet, Abuse of Corpse, Drugs, Home News

HOUSTON — A Houston man found asleep with a corpse inside a closet of a vacant home has been charged with misdemeanor drug offenses, authorities...

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Something You Should Know About Profits, Vaccines and Tort Reform

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 10.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Fast-Trak, Monoclonal Antibodies, Gulf War, Elusys, Tort Reform, Fda, Swine Flu, Mederex Soldiers, Texas, Tamiflu, Anthrax, Sudovar, Sibelius, John Deutschhuman Testing, Relenza, Vaccines, Business News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

More research needs to be done on the companies supplying the vaccines for the troops. They and their well-connected investors are subsidized by the government, which supplies troops for human testing.

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Texas Cannot Wait for Good Science in the Courtroom

John Terzano | Posted 10.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: National Academy of Sciences, Texas, The Justice Project, Forensic Science, Rick Perry, Politics News
John Terzano

The Texas Forensic Science Commission controversy is ultimately not about politics or the death penalty. At stake is the integrity of scientific evidence in Texas courtrooms, and the erosion of public confidence.

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Nukes Mess With Texas

Carl Pope | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Texas, Harold Simmons, Nuclear Waste, Ogallala Aquifer, Nuclear Power, Glenn Shankle, Ogallala, Green News
Carl Pope

Dallas billionaire Harold Simmons wants to make Texas the dumping ground for as much of America's nuclear waste as he can.

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Charlie Wilson: I'd Probably Shut Down The War In Afghanistan

The Huffington Post | Posted 10.07.2009 | World

Read More: Texas, u.s. Foreign Policy, Charlie Wilson, Afghanistan, War in Afghanistan, Afghanistan Wars, President Obama, Charlie Wilson's War, u.s. Wars, Charlie Wilson Afghanistan, Afghanistan-Soviet War, World News

Charlie Wilson, the former Democratic representative from Texas and the inspiration for the movie (and book) Charlie Wilson's War sat down with the Sc...

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The Obama "Death" Poll on Facebook

Alexia Parks | Posted 10.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Florida, George W. Bush, Poll, Texas, Jeb Bush, Facebook, Barack Obama, Votelink, Denver News
Alexia Parks

So the Secret Service has discovered that the person who put the "Should Obama be Killed?" poll on Facebook was only a kid, and they've shut the books...

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Texas Case Angers Foes of Gay Divorce

Andy Borowitz | Posted 10.02.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Texas, Andy Borowitz, Dallas, Gay Marriage, Gay-Divorce, Comedy News
Andy Borowitz

A Texas judge's ruling that two gay men married in another state can get a divorce in Texas has drawn the ire of opponents of gay divorce there.

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Cameron Todd Willingham: Texas Governor Dismisses 3 Commission Members Just 48 Hours Before Arson Review

AP | JEFF CARLTON | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Execution, Capitol Punishment, Rick Perry, Texas, Craig Beyler, Willingham, Beyler Report, Cameron Todd Willingham, Arson Finding, Texas Forensic Science Commission, Innocence Project, Death Penalty, Politics News

DALLAS — A report concluding a faulty investigation led to a Texas man's execution won't be reviewed by a state board as planned Friday after Go...

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Hosam Maher Husein Smadi Arrested For Dallas Bomb Plot

AP | ANABELLE GARAY | Posted 09.24.2009 | Home

Read More: Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, Texas, Dallas Bomb Plot, Hosam Maher Husein Smadi Bomb Plot, Dallas, Home News

DALLAS — A 19-year-old Jordanian man living in Texas was arrested Thursday on charges he intended to bomb a downtown Dallas skyscraper, federal ...

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Bearing Witness 2.0: Economy Forces One Family Business To Move Jobs Overseas

Posted 09.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Outsourcing, Texas, Global Recession, Farm Bill, Bearing Witness 2.0, Business News

Sarah Atkinson Ramirez shared her story with HuffPost. Her story affect her entire town, a town that her family helped build. Sarah runs the Atkinso...

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John Tyler High School: Teacher Stabbed To Death At Texas High School, Say Police

AP | Posted 09.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Texas, Tyler Texas, High School, John Tyler High School, School Violence, John Tyler High School Stabbing, John Tyler Stabbing, Home News

Police say a teacher has been stabbed to death at a high school in Texas.

Tyler police spokesman Don Martin says the male teacher was stabbed around 9 a.m. Wednesday. Authorities have taken a juvenile into custody after the attack at John Tyler High School.

No other details were immediately released. Martin referred further questions to the school spokeswoman, who did not immediately return messages left by The Associated Press.

Tyler is located about 95 miles southeast of Dallas.

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The Roses of October

James Moore | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Texans, Texas, Texas Politics, Living News
James Moore

Anger and vitriol in the public discourse continue to nudge me toward looking elsewhere for a place to live but I cannot leave Texas.

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Blockbuster Closings: Up To 960 Stores May Be Closed

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 09.16.2009 | Business

Read More: DVD Rentals, Entertainment, Movie Studios, Blockbuster Closings, Redbox, Stores, Hollywood Video, Texas, Store Locations, Netflix, Movie Rentals, Blockbuster, Dallas, Blu-Ray, Business News

SAN FRANCISCO — Blockbuster Inc. may close as many as 960 stores by the end of next year, shedding more dead weight as the struggling video rent...

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Willingham Prosecutor's Lack of Doubt Too Extreme

Amy Bach | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Amy Bach, New Yorker, David Grann, Texas, Cameron Todd Willingham, Chicago Tribune, Indigent Defendants, Innocence Project, Innocence, Prosecutors, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Corsicana, Politics News
Amy Bach

As the Willingham case demonstrates, there's a certain kind of behavioral reaction by people who work in courts -- prosecutors especially -- that defends the system over all contrary evidence.

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Emerging GOP Theme: Nullification

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Gop, Bill of Rights, The People, Eighteenth Century, State, Wickard v Filburn, Secession, James Madison, Secede, Democratic, Scotus, Civil War, Perry, Governor, President, John C Calhoun, Republican, Jefferson, Pawlenty, Gonzales v Raich, New Yorker, Federal Government, Bonkers in Georgia, Union, Nullification Crisis, Rick Perry, Virginia Resolution, Kentucky Resolutions, States, State Sovereignty, Hertzberg, Alabama, States Rights, Democrat, Congress, Thomas Jefferson, Texas, 10th Amendment, Democrats, Minnesota, Hendrik Hertzberg, John Calhoun, Tenth Amendment, Nullification, Constitution, Chris Weigant, Madison, South Carolina, Georgia, Tim Pawlenty, Court, Calhoun, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The code words change over time (from "nullification" to "states' rights" to Pawlenty's "state sovereignty"), but the idea is the same -- we retain the right to ignore any laws we don't feel like following.

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